Washington (SD) – US President Joe Biden has signed a one-year extension of US sanctions on Somalia, signed also by former Presidents Obama and Trump, according to an statement from the White […]
US extends sanctions on Somalia another year
Farmajo calls for poll talks
MOGADISHU (SD) – The outgoing Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Thursday announced that the talks between the federal government and its member states will kick off in Mogadishu. In a statement, […]
Republic of Djibouti responds to recent threats from al-Shabaab
Djibouti (SD) – The Republic of Djibouti today responded to a recent threats from the leader of Al Shabab Ahmed Omar Abu Ubaydah. Abu Ubaydah recently recorded a 20-minute message, ahead of […]
Golis businesses closed by Mudug forces
Garowe (SD) – The Puntland Armed Forces has issued an arrest warrant for the Director of Golis Telecommunication Company in Mudug region. The court ordered the director of Golis Company in Galkayo […]
Togdher Regional Health Coordinator resigned over lack of response to Covid-19
Burao (SD) – An official in the government of President Muse Bihi has resigned after he could not stand the level of Covid-19 spread in Somaliland. Somaliland Ministry of Health coordinator for […]
Al-Shabaab attack hero wins Garissa Senatorial seat
NAIROBI (SD) – The man who helped rescue hundreds of hostages in the middle of an attack on Westgate by Al-Shabaab in 2013 has been elected to Garissa County’s next senator unopposed. […]
UN calls for immediate talks over Somalia’s poll
MOGADISHU (SD) – UN has called on Somalia’s political stakeholders to come together “at the earliest opportunity” to break the political impasse that led to the delay of the elections in the […]
Ruling Party candidates jailed in Somaliland
Hargeisa (SD) – Somaliland’s ruling party Kulmiye has announced that some of their candidates vying for the upcoming elections are arrested. Kulmiye party spokesperson Abdinasir Buni told the media today that some […]
A study contrasts the role donors play in Somalia and Somaliland
London (SD) – I Gordon Peake, an international author, discusses the issue of Somaliland’s quest for recognition and describes how the international community has focused on reviving a failed Somalia and has […]
Al-Shabaab rejects use of AstraZeneca vaccine
JILIB (SD) – Somalia’s militant group, Al-Shabaab has warned people in their areas against COVID-19 inoculation barely two weeks after Somalia launched COVID-19 vaccinations. In a statement, Al-Shabaab’s Office of Politics and […]
Gov’t blocks roads in Mogadishu ahead of parliament session
MOGADISHU (SD) – Several roads leading to the Somali parliament in Mogadishu are this morning closed with a heavy presence of security forces ahead of today’s parliament session. The Somali government has […]
Wadani Party elects Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates
Hargeisa (SD) -The third conference of the Central Committee of the opposition party Wadani opened today at the Ambassador Hotel in Hargeisa, re-electing Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (Cirro) and Mohamed Ali Aw Abdi […]
Somaliland schools closed due to Covid-19
Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland Ministry of Education has announced the closure of schools for two months, as Covid-19 virus spreads across the country. The number of cases in Somaliland is reportedly […]
Villa Somalia responds to former PM on security agreements with Ethiopia and Eritrea
Mogadishu (SD) – The director of Somalia’s presidency Abdirashid Mohamed Hashi has issued a statement denying President Farmajo’s alleged trip to Addis Ababa is to sign security agreements with Ethiopia and Eritrea. […]
Al-shabaab pilot may execute aviation attack in kenya – police
NAIROBI (SD) – Kenya police has warned that al-Shabaab militant group may be planning to carry out an aviation attack in Kenyan soil barely a month after US issued warning to civilian […]
Al Shabaab leader calls on Djiboutians to expel foreigners
Mogadishu (SD) – Al-Shabaab leader Ahmed Diriye Abu Ubaydah recorded an audio message lasting for more than 20 minutes, which he sent to the Djiboutian public. In a statement released by pro-al-Shabaab […]
Ex-Somali Basketball player Barajab dies of Coronavirus
DUBAI (SD) – Somalia has once again lost one of its basketball stars in 1980s to covid-19 barely a year after the disease killed former Somali football player. In a statement, Somali […]
Somaliland Electoral Commission announces distribution of voter cards
Hargeisa (SD) – The chairman of the National Electoral Commission of the Republic of Somaliland Abdirashid Mohamud Ali (Abdirashid Riyo-raac) today announced the process of issuing Voter Cards will begin on 31-03-2021. […]
George Floyd’s murder trial begins in Minneapolis
Minneapolis (SD) – Court in Minneapolis have begun hearing the opening arguments for the trial of a white officer accused of killing George Floyd. Prosecutors highlighted the officers actions which led to […]
Somalia: Yemeni fishermen on trial in Galmudug
Dhusamareb (SD) – A court in the Mudug region of Galmudug state fined 31 foreigners for fishing illegally off the coast between Harardhere and Hobyo in Somalia. The 31 Yemeni fishermen’s boats […]
